HP BL680c Implementing Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V Release Candidate 1 (R - Page 4

New in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 Below is a list of new technologies included in Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1: • Quick Migration: The ability to move running virtual machines from one host server to another with minimal downtime. • High Availability: Support for host-to-host connectivity and cluster support for all virtual machines running on a host server. • Server Core Role: Support for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 as a role within Server Core based installations of Windows Server 2008. • Server Manager Integration: Installation of the role available within the Server Manager administrative console. • Live Backups with VSS: Support for Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) enabling live snapshot backups of running Virtual Machines. • Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Tools: VHD tools to enable compaction, expansion, and inspection of VHDs created with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1. • VM Manageability: The ability to clone virtual machine characteristics across different hosts through backups of imported or exported virtual machine configurations. • Linux Integration Components: Support for SLES 10 SP1 (x86 and x64 editions). Beta Linux Integration components are available from http://connect.microsoft.com (requires a Connect ID from Microsoft for access). • Improved Performance: Fixes that will improve system performance. • Improved access control with Authorization Manager (AzMan): Secure role-based access control models for improved administration is available through AzMan. • Remote Management: Support for remote management as well as a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 Microsoft Management Console only installation option for separate management nodes. • Increased Virtual SCSI support: Support for up to four Virtual SCSI controllers per virtual machine. • Increased Memory Support: Support for up to 64 GB of memory per virtual machine. • Quick Reset: Option to quickly reset checkboxes and delete saved credentials when connecting to virtual machines. NOTE Certain features could require additional Microsoft software. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for details on software requirements for these features. Obtaining Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 Visit www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx for the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 download and installation instructions. Guest Operating Systems Supported with Windows Server 2008 HyperV RC1 The list of supported guest Operating Systems that may be used with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RC1 is located at the following Web link: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hypervsupported-guest-os.aspx. 4